I'm hearing Worley is possibly out...

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#326
I think Worley starts Saturday. However, if he comes in there missing the receivers by 4 yards again on 3rd down, he won't make it past the 1st quarter. He will be benched, and rightfully so. That is killing us.
 
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Lets just hope someone steps up in practice. If not Worley will start and get pulled once we are down 2 td's and another loss to Fl
 
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VOL6479 said:
I don't know if Worley is as bad as Simms was.
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Simms was being sacked 5 times a game when this line was learning.
Worley has all the time in the world and still can't complete a pass.
Simms actually won 2 NFL preseason games. go figure.
 
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livefaith said:
I believe this from watching him too. Seems like a super kid. Coaches like him. He won the starting job in the Fall. Has been promoted in media guides and new jerseys, indicating the staff fully expects him to be the guy.

But, when the lights come, the crowd is watching, cameras are rolling, and cheerleaders are on the sidelines, it appears that he becomes like a deer in the headlights.

Worley was obviously under prepared in every opportunity under Dooley. He even said he was shocked when Dools pulled the RS against Bama. I'll never understand that one.

What I've been looking for is that killer instinct that makes a QB into a winner. To this point I don't see it. The bounce pass to the wide open tight end on play #1 last week spoke volumes to me. I thought "he's scared" as soon as the grass flew up in the face our TE.

Big game jitters are not for a Junior who has taken snaps in hostile environments. Sure, butterflies are there, but winners execute eventually.

As bad as I hate to say it, Tebow was the counter to Worley IMO. A gamer, whose mindset and instincts often made tons more out of less play after play. I see the opposite for Justin.

If he gets the start in the Swamp, then he needs to go in there ready to win or die trying. Kick some gator butt. Start a fight with a DL if needed and win that thing even if the final score is 3-2.
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I personally believe that Worley was mentally/emotionally damaged by those decisions by CDD, to play him in hostile environments as a freshman, in a knee-jerk, desperation fashion. I personally believe we are seeing the after-effects of that and Worley is damaged goods now, having been stripped of natural progression as a college QB. In my mind, that's the only thing that can explain his total loss of efficiency and confidence from his HS career.

It's because of this that I am hesitant to see the trigger pulled on one of our freshmen-- especially in the swamp as a "coming out party".

However, if it's our only option, it's our only option, and I'll support the decision if this is the decision. Seeing the limited play book with Worley in, I have to wonder what would happen with a limited playbook (freshmen) from kids with different talents than Worley.
 
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Orange_Crush said:
I personally believe that Worley was mentally/emotionally damaged by those decisions by CDD, to play him in hostile environments as a freshman, in a knee-jerk, desperation fashion. I personally believe we are seeing the after-effects of that and Worley is damaged goods now, having been stripped of natural progression as a college QB. In my mind, that's the only thing that can explain his total loss of efficiency and confidence from his HS career.

It's because of this that I am hesitant to see the trigger pulled on one of our freshmen-- especially in the swamp as a "coming out party".

However, if it's our only option, it's our only option, and I'll support the decision if this is the decision. Seeing the limited play book with Worley in, I have to wonder what would happen with a limited playbook (freshmen) from kids with different talents than Worley.
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I agree. He plays a lot tighter than he did last year and the year before. His performance in South Carolina was pretty good and he would have won that game had DR caught a perfectly thrown pass. Apparently he makes the throws in practice and obviously knows the offense, somehow he needs to regain his confidence and spark. Maybe he won't be able to now, or maybe he'll sit on the bench and regrow some gonads, so if Peterman messes up, he'll be able to take advantage of another chance.
 
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VOL6479 said:
I don't know if Worley is as bad as Simms was.
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Hopefully you don't get the chance to figure it out because yeah he is.

Worley is the most physically untalented QB to start at UT in a long time. He seems to be a great kid and usually doesn't make any huge boneheaded mistakes but that's all he has going for him.
 
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DaddyChad said:
Hopefully you don't get the chance to figure it out because yeah he is.

Worley is the most physically untalented QB to start at UT in a long time. He seems to be a great kid and usually doesn't make any huge boneheaded mistakes but that's all he has going for him.
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I'm not trying to defend Worley's performance I was just saying Simms looked pretty bad when he was here and that 10 team had some veteran wr and Te
 
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As I recall, when spurrier and staff were recruiting Cordarrel P. Spurrier asked recruiting coordinator why they werent going after the QB (worley) too. Doesnt seem that spurrier actually does much in recruiting, that was the story from the recruiting forum back in the day at least.
 
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#344
worley will start---butch is just using this as motivation to get more production and big plays
 
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Worley and Peterman were our football program's highly recruited Quarterback savior at one point. Now everyone hates Worley and is blowing up Ferguson and Dobbs like they used to blow up Worley when he rode the bench. I still remember all the people hailing Worley as our next Heisman hopeful gunslinger.

The idea that Butch has a clearly better quarterback riding the pine while Worley goes out and limps through each game is ridiculous to me. If those two were good enough to play, they would be playing already. What's going to happen if Butch plays them and they most likely struggle against Florida's great defense in the swamp? Will people write them off and bash them too? From what I've seen on here in my almost 4 years on this forum, people probably will. And it's sad. Give them time to develop and let Butch decide when they're ready.

Go Vols. Beat the Gators.
 
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CAVol said:
Worley and Peterman were our football program's highly recruited Quarterback savior at one point. Now everyone hates Worley and is blowing up Ferguson and Dobbs like they used to blow up Worley when he rode the bench. I still remember all the people hailing Worley as our next Heisman hopeful gunslinger.

The idea that Butch has a clearly better quarterback riding the pine while Worley goes out and limps through each game is ridiculous to me. If those two were good enough to play, they would be playing already. What's going to happen if Butch plays them and they most likely struggle against Florida's great defense in the swamp? Will people write them off and bash them too? From what I've seen on here in my almost 4 years on this forum, people probably will. And it's sad. Give them time to develop and let Butch decide when they're ready.

Go Vols. Beat the Gators.
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What is it with you? Logical, reasoned thinking is NOT allowed on Vol Nation.
 
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Vol Rumor Mill just tweeted a picture of Riley Ferguson that said "SOON"

anyone have any idea if RF has a real shot at the starting job? over nate peterman?
 
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volsohard99 said:
Vol Rumor Mill just tweeted a picture of Riley Ferguson that said "SOON"

anyone have any idea if RF has a real shot at the starting job? over nate peterman?
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What happened that made about everyone jump off of the Dobbs bandwagon and jump on the Ferguson bandwagon?:shakehead:
 
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